Marshfield man accused of raping teen worked with troubled teens in Quincy

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May 14, 2014 at 3:32 PMMay 15, 2014 at 2:30 AM

A Marshfield man accused of plying an underage, teenage girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her at his Ferry Street home was employed at a Quincy program for teens with drug and alcohol issues.

Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger @JTrufant_Ledger

MARSHFIELD -- A Marshfield man accused of plying an underage, teenage girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her at his Ferry Street home was employed at a Quincy program for teens with drug and alcohol issues.

Stephanie Paauwe, director of development for Volunteers of America Massachusetts, on Wednesday said Joseph Regan, 49, of 1181 Ferry St., has been fired from Rebound Adolescent Treatment Program, located on Moon Island Road in Quincy.

“Joseph Regan is no longer an employee of the Rebound Program for failure to report for work,” she said. “We've been notified of the allegations made against Mr. Regan and are fully cooperating with authorities. At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family.”

Regan is charged with reckless endangerment of a child, enticement of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault and battery on a child age 14 or older, statutory rape with an age difference of more than 10 years and selling or furnishing alcohol to person under the age of 21.

Regan is being held without bail pending the outcome of a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Thursday in Plymouth District Court.

Police say that Regan offered a teenage girl a ride before giving her alcohol and driving her around. Regan allegedly then brought her back to his home, where he sexually assaulted her.

Paauwe said the victim is not a client of the Rebound Adolescent Treatment Program. She could not say how long Regan had worked there.

Marshfield Police Lt. Arthur Shaw said police executed a search warrant of Regan’s home and vehicle last Tuesday after the incident was reported to them earlier that day.

Regan on Sunday showed up at Marshfield police station with his attorney to turn himself in to officers.

Calling Regan a “dangerous predator,” Shaw said police want to speak to anyone who may have been assaulted by him in the past or who has any information that adds to the case.

“We encourage any other potential victims to come forward, as we do consider this individual to be a dangerous predator,” Shaw said.

Shaw said Regan is not currently a registered sex offender and does not have any sexual assault charges on his record.